West Chester firefighter dies after battling blaze

Good Will Fire Company Capt. Chris Good works on the scene of a house fire in the 1200 block of Knollwood Drive in West Goshen on Tuesday, Nov. 20. The fire was reported to have started in the kitchen and quickly spread throughout the house. Captain Good died Wednesday morning at home. (Photo by Vinny Tennis/Daily Local News)

WEST CHESTER — The death of a West Chester firefighter is being ruled a line-of-duty casualty after he battled a West Goshen blaze Tuesday afternoon, less than 24 hours prior to his death.

Good Will Fire Company Capt. Chris Good, 36, died suddenly at his home on Wednesday, according to the West Chester Fire Department. He attended a fire department preplan activity Wednesday morning just hours before he died. He fought the single-family home blaze late Tuesday afternoon in the 1200 block of Knollwood Drive.

Good had served with Good Will since 2002 and previously served at the Lionville Fire Company. He was a career firefighter with Arcelor Mittal Steel Fire Company.

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Good is survived by a wife, Jessica Good, and three young children, Ryenn, 8; Ethan, 3; and Catherin, 1. The family is asking that, in lieu of flowers, donations to help the family can be made to the Chester County Hero Fund, c/o Chris Good, 820 Heatherstone Drive, Berwyn, PA 19312. Information can be found at http://chestercountyherofund.com.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Good was not the firefighter that was initially reported to be injured on the scene. That firefighter was treated for a non-life-threatening leg injury after he fell from the second floor of the home.

Chester County Fire Marshal Harrison Holt said the fire is still under investigation but is being ruled accidental at this time.